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-====== Ulice Payne, Jr. #20 ====== +====== Ulice Payne, Jr. #20/#21 ====== 
-{{ men_s_basketball:ulice_brewers.jpg}}+
   * **Position:** Forward\\   * **Position:** Forward\\
   * **Height:** 6’6” \\   * **Height:** 6’6” \\
   * **Weight:**  lbs.\\   * **Weight:**  lbs.\\
-  * **Birthdate:** 1955 in Donora, PA\\+  * **Birthdate:** 1955\\ 
 +  * **Hometown:** Donora, PA\\ 
 +  * **High School:** Ringgold High School\\ 
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 +===== High School Career ===== 
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 +Payne was named All-State twice at Ringgold High. 
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 +In 1973, he captained the Pennsylvania All-Stars in the 1973 Pittsburgh Roundball Classic. 
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 +As a junior, Payne led his team to three straight conference titles and a third-place finish in the state tournament. 
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-====== Marquette Career ======+===== Marquette Career =====
 Ulice averaged 6.8 points per game as a senior, during the 1977-78 season. Ulice averaged 6.8 points per game as a senior, during the 1977-78 season.
  
-====== Professional Career ======+As a senior, Payne recorded his career high 19 points in a 97-81 win over UNLV earning him NBC-TV Player-of-the-Game honors. 
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 +He also served as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the 1979-80 season while he was enrolled in Marquette's Law School. 
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 +===== Professional Career =====
  
 After being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 9th round of the 1978 NBA Draft, Payne was cut from the team. He later told //On Milwaukee//: //"It was the first time in my life that I didn't make the cut and that was very traumatic for me."// After being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 9th round of the 1978 NBA Draft, Payne was cut from the team. He later told //On Milwaukee//: //"It was the first time in my life that I didn't make the cut and that was very traumatic for me."//
 [[http://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/payne.html|On Milwaukee Interview]] [[http://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/payne.html|On Milwaukee Interview]]
  
-====== Personal Notes ======+===== Personal Notes =====
  
 Payne and his wife, Carmella, live in Greenfield, Wis., with their daughter, Amber, and their son, Ulice III. Payne and his wife, Carmella, live in Greenfield, Wis., with their daughter, Amber, and their son, Ulice III.
  
-====== Education ======+===== Education =====
  
   * Marquette University, BA, business administration, 1978   * Marquette University, BA, business administration, 1978
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-====== Accomplishments ====== +===== Accomplishments ===== 
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 Payne is more notably known for his off-the-court accomplishments: Payne is more notably known for his off-the-court accomplishments:
  
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-====== Quotables ====== +===== Quotables ===== 
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   * **On furthering his education after being cut by the Pistons:** "I wanted to defy the assumption of the black ballplayer who's stupid. I've always tried to distinguish myself by doing the little extra to get ahead."   * **On furthering his education after being cut by the Pistons:** "I wanted to defy the assumption of the black ballplayer who's stupid. I've always tried to distinguish myself by doing the little extra to get ahead."
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